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Hampton Beach vs Danvers vs Bartlett

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
Danvers has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
Bartlett has the most affordable homes ($371k median).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureHampton BeachDanversBartlett
People
Population
2,605Lowest
28,098Highest
3,281
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+14.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+14.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
60.4±2.4Highest
55% above U.S.
45.3±3Lowest
16% above U.S.
57.4±4.7
48% above U.S.
Hampton Beach and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
3.1%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.2%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
7.5%±2.7
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
33.7%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
22.6%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
36.1%±9.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bartlett and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
48.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.6%±0.7
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.1%±0.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$82,557±$17k
about the U.S. average
$125,395±$10kHighest
55% above U.S.
$59,754±$9kLowest
26% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$508,900±$76k
53% above U.S.
$644,200±$23kHighest
94% above U.S.
$371,400±$78kLowest
12% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,375±$130Lowest
about the U.S. average
$2,076±$192Highest
47% above U.S.
$1,676±$97
19% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,115
96% above U.S.
$6,654Highest
113% above U.S.
$2,512Lowest
19% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.7%±20.2
U.S.: 51.1%
48.8%±8.6Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
68.5%±37.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Bartlett and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
62.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
69.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
79%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1963Lowest
17 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
28 min
8% above U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
Work from home
26.9%±6.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.3%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
13.5%±7.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Hampton Beach and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #91 of 282 in MA #74 of 120 in NH
School district — Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers Bartlett School District
High school in town — Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.8
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.